Excellent history post whose valuable lessons few in power will likely heed.
Those who ignore lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
Why is it so few can see the existential threat that Islam presents to non-Muslim’s freedom, way of life, and survival?
Part of it is because their capabilities are so meager.
They are a very large street gang, in essence.
That's not to say they will not develop real military capability. But today, any modern army could easily defeat them.